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# Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Services

[Suffolk County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/suffolk-county-council)

Estimated value

£1,848,000

Published

18 Dec 2024

Deadline

Rolling deadline

## Who can bid

- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

## About this tender

Market Engagement Event - Friday 10th January 2025 between 10:00 - 11:30

Suffolk County Council is committed to supporting a thriving Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector in the county to enable it to continue providing key services for the people of Suffolk.

The Council intends to procure an infrastructure support service for the VCFSE sector starting on 1st October 2025 for up to 6 years. The service will cover:

Advice, support & training: Prioritising programmes addressing specific needs such as funding, business governance and safeguarding

Digital adoption: Supporting organisations with tools for fundraising, marketing and AI integration.

Volunteer management: Promotion and support through 'Volunteer Suffolk'.

Resource and funding: Sector-wide audits and alignment with health outcomes

Joint training and workshops: Collaborative learning opportunities between VCSFE and commissioners, with an emphasis on coproduction

Monitoring and evaluation: Support to improve the sector's impact and service delivery.

### Annual State of the sector survey and report

Market Engagement Virtual Event: 10th January 2025 10:00 - 11:30

If you would like to attend the virtual market engagement event on 10th January 2025 at 10:00 please email: 

Prospective bidders are advised that the Council will finalise the scope of the procurement opportunity following the market engagement stage.

The Council reserves the right to amend the scope of services based on this process.

For clarification, any dates provided for the proposed procurement are indicative only, and the Council reserves the right to amend this information following confirmation of the procurement timetable.

Full details, including the procurement structure and associated timetable, will be provided in the corresponding Contract Notice.

This request does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services.

This procurement and the subsequent contract will fall under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015

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## CPV classification

Civic betterment and community facility support services Administration services Business and management consultancy and related services Training services

Source

Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-04c935-2024-12-18T14:50:41Z

[View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-04c935-2024-12-18T14:50:41Z)

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